Tank.. err.. *Shotgun Pipeline Toolkit* is great. We use it here. That said, he requested:
*>> We don't need it in combination with an job- user- taskmanagment, but just as an server+database where we could upload our files and drag-and-drop our assets to softimage.* If you get Tank you get Shotgun, and that's a beast. It's a cool beast, but if you're only after version control for files, you're gonna get a lot more than that. I would also not suggest uploading files directly to Shotgun's servers, but using pointers instead. Tank is awesome, but more for a complete pipeline rather than assets alone. On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Matt Lind <[email protected]> wrote: > We've been using perforce for a long time. You can put art content into > it, but it's really designed for managing code. There are bugs where it > doesn't handle binary data correctly in some situations, and the > scripting/programming API is pretty weak. It's basically a UNIX command > line even if you use C++. > > > > Perforce does provide the P4GT (P4 Graphical tools) which is a > plugin/integration for managing content, but it's a black box. If you have > needs outside of what the integration provides, you're kind of SOL as it's > not programmable. I don't think the P4GT handles .scntoc files with .scn. > That was a deal breaker for us. > > > > One feature that perforce lacks that is found in many asset management > systems are client side hooks/events to automate transactions between user > and source control. For example, if you want to check in a .scn, you'll > likely want to check in the .scntoc as well. Perforce doesn't have a hook > to script that process. You'll need to devise your own bindings. The > closest thing Perforce has are 'triggers' which are server side events, but > the best they can do is veto a transaction if criteria aren't met. > Triggers cannot perform any actions on the client to make corrections. > > > > I'm surprised people haven't mentioned Shotgun/Tank, or Tactic. Tactic is > open source and free. > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jordi Bares > *Sent:* Thursday, January 30, 2014 1:33 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: asset library + version control > > > > Thanks, looks very interesting... the most interesting of them... > > > > Is this something you guys use for actual 3D assets or you mix all of it, > from production documents to other assets? > > > > thx > > > > Jordi Bares > > [email protected] > > > > On 30 Jan 2014, at 09:40, Michal Doniec <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Perforce is the only solution I'd personally recommend. All other stuff > it's just not suitable for large amount of binary data. > > > > Of course, it "only" provides versioning. All front end/middle end (asset > database) work is up to you. > > > > On 30 January 2014 09:11, Szabolcs Matefy <[email protected]> wrote: > > We use perforce, and I can script it within Softimage, and as far as I > know there was addon for Softimage too... > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andreas Böinghoff > *Sent:* Thursday, January 30, 2014 9:40 AM > > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: asset library + version control > > > > > > Hey Guys, > > good tips here. I'll have a look at it. > > Alan, with "not as nice..." I meant, that my solution goes not far enough > without rewriting and the other stuff has to much extra functionality + is > overcomplicated for what I want from it. > > I'll have a look all your suggestions. If someone of you has an > experiences with one of the solutions, I would be pleased if you share it ;) > > Andreas > > On 1/29/2014 10:55 PM, Angus Davidson wrote: > > Pretty sure it would be fairly easy to set up for mecurial as it should > just be the command line syntax that would change a little. > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Alan Fregtman [[email protected]] > *Sent:* 29 January 2014 10:45 PM > *To:* XSI Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: asset library + version control > > That is cool but it's "regular git" and will be pretty slow for large > files as Helge pointed out. > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Angus Davidson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > https://github.com/csaez/gitforsoftimage > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Alok Gandhi [[email protected]] > *Sent:* 29 January 2014 08:31 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: asset library + version control > > You should check out git. > > > > It can work any kind of binary data and gives you control over versioning. > > > > You can ofcourse make a python app with qt as front end and some kind > database as back end - MySql, Mongo etc. > > > > You can also make web based front end woth python using django if you want. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 29, 2014, at 12:41, Andreas Böinghoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey! > > Over the last months, I've done some research what's the best way to store > our assets in an library with a version control. > > I've tried an self programmed custom python solution, Tactic and Perforce. > Everything works somehow, but it's all not as nice as I wish. > > Knows someone of you guys a good solution to handle all types of assets > (abc, obj, fbx, emdl, ass, psd, tif, sgi, exr, hdr...) with a version > control? > > We don't need it in combination with an job- user- taskmanagment, but just > as an server+database where we could upload our files and drag-and-drop our > assets to softimage. > > Any advices? > > Andreas > > -- > > > > > > > > ANDREAS BÖINGHOFF > > 3D Artist > > > > > > > > schönheitsfarm production > > GmbH & Co. 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